Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           SamuelGriffithswantthat?Foragain,undersuchcircumstances,wasitnotlikelytobesaid,ifmostunjustly,ofcourse,thathewasusinghisgreatwealthtofrustratejustice?Thepublicwassoprejudicedagainstwealthinsuchcases.Yet,somesortofadefenseonthepartoftheGriffithswouldcertainlybeexpectedbythepublic,whethersubsequentlythesamenecessityforsuchdefensewascriticizedbythemornot.

           Andinconsequence,itwasnownecessaryforMr.Griffithsandhissontodecidehowtheywouldprefertoproceed—whetherwithverydistinguishedcriminallawyerssuchasthetwohehadjustnamed,orwithlessforcefulcounsel,ornone.For,ofcourse,itwouldbepossible,andthatquiteinconspicuously,tosupplyClydewithacapableandyetthoroughlyconservativetriallawyer—someoneresidingandpractisinginBridgeburgpossibly—whosedutyitwouldbetoseethatallblatantandunjustifiedreferencetothefamilyonthepartofthenewspaperswasminimized.

           Andso,afterthreemorehoursofconference,itwasfinallydecidedbySamuelhimselfthatatonceMr.BrookhartwastodespatchhisMr.CatchumantoBridgeburgtointerviewClyde,andthereafter,whateverhisconclusionsastohisguiltorinnocence,hewastoselectfromthelocalarrayoflegaltalent—forthepresent,anyhow—suchalawyeraswouldbestrepresentClydefairly.YetwithnoassurancesofmeansorencouragementtodomorethanextractfromClydethetruedetailsofhisrelationshiptothischarge

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